Senior Platform Engineer, Operating System SME

About the role

Leidos Australia's Civil Digital Modernisation business delivers IT services to Australian Federal and State Government departments and agencies. It is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer, Operating System Subject Matter Expert, to implement, sustain and continuously improve enterprise Windows Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Standard Operating Environments. The role works closely with Windows and Unix engineering teams and collaborates with infrastructure, application, database, cybersecurity, architecture and service-management SMEs.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the development, testing, implementation and maintenance of standard operating environments for Windows Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, including approved images, templates, configuration baselines, build procedures and lifecycle plans across physical, virtualised, private cloud, public cloud and hybrid environments.
• Maintain secure, supportable platforms through security hardening, configuration management, patch assessment and deployment, vulnerability remediation, upgrades and end-of-support planning.
• Coordinate with infrastructure, application, database, storage, network, backup, identity and monitoring specialists so builds meet compatibility, performance, security, recovery and service requirements.
• Automate provisioning, configuration, validation, patching, compliance checking, health checks and reporting using tools such as PowerShell, Bash, Python, Ansible and Red Hat Satellite.
• Provide technical leadership for complex incidents, root-cause analysis, monitoring, performance and capacity management, backup and recovery, resilience, change activities and vendor escalations, keeping accurate designs, standards, lifecycle plans and documentation.

Required profile

• Experience implementing, maintaining and supporting enterprise Windows Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments, including standard operating environments and their upgrade, maintenance and end-of-support lifecycle.
• Practical Windows Server capability (Group Policy, Active Directory, PowerShell, patching, security baselines, event logging, performance monitoring) and Red Hat experience (package and repository management, systemd, SELinux, identity integration, shell scripting, patching and logging).
• Understanding of OS security hardening, vulnerability remediation, privileged access, identity and access management and secure configuration.
• Experience automating OS management and supporting workloads on VMware, Azure, AWS, private cloud or comparable platforms.
• Ability to lead complex engineering activities and work inclusively with Windows, Unix, infrastructure, application, database, cybersecurity, architecture, vendor and service-management teams.
• Australian citizenship and ability to hold and maintain an NV-1 security clearance; the role may also be subject to ITAR requirements.

Required skills

• Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, PowerShell, Bash, Python, Ansible, Red Hat Satellite
• VMware, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services
• Active Directory, SELinux, systemd, Group Policy

The hiring process starts with a conversation with the Talent Acquisition team, followed by an interview with the hiring manager or panel. Benefits mentioned include flexible work arrangements, free access to Headspace and MeQuilibrium, and over 120,000 on-demand courses.